After discovering that Gu Zhengqing had been exposed three nights ago, Tanikawa Chiemi immediately disguised herself and infiltrated the Huaqing Hotel. Under the surveillance of the Military Intelligence Bureau agents, she killed him to silence him and then left the dangerous place.

The entire operation, from conception to completion, was carried out swiftly and decisively. After striking the target, they quickly withdrew, proving themselves to be veteran spies and agents of the Special Higher Police.

For the next three days, she changed her hiding place and kept a low profile, no longer showing herself easily.

The person opposite her was her assistant, Matsuno Tomohiro, who was also Wei San, who had previously disguised himself as her rickshaw driver.

Matsuno Tomohiro explained in a low voice, "Please rest assured, I did not show myself. I just spent some money to find a gossip to ask about the general situation, and the person has been dealt with."

Chiemi Tanikawa was relieved. She knew that Tomohiro Matsuno was cautious, shrewd, and had a set of methods for doing things; otherwise, she would not have chosen him as her assistant.

"You mean they found my place the very next day?" Chiemi Tanikawa asked softly.

This was indeed unexpected for her. Although she had prepared to evacuate before the operation, she still judged that it was unlikely that the Chinese intelligence agencies would be able to trace Gu Zhengqing's murder back to her. After all, her actions were swift, decisive, and perfect, leaving no valuable clues at the scene, making it difficult for the enemy to trace her back to her.

The reason she chose to evacuate in time was simply because of the cautious habits she had developed from working on the front lines of intelligence for many years. As long as there was even the slightest possibility of exposure, she would not take any chances and would immediately withdraw without the slightest hesitation.

It was precisely this cautious habit that allowed her to escape danger and turn peril into safety many times during her years of intelligence work.

Based on her understanding of Chinese intelligence agencies, especially the agents of the Military Intelligence Bureau, her main adversary, after infiltrating Chongqing, she believed that it was unlikely that these people would find her. Even if she encountered a shrewd opponent who could find her through some clues, it would take at least a week. But this time, her opponent did not take any detours and found her hiding place directly. Could it be that something happened that she was unaware of?

Matsuno Tomohiro nodded, and said with some lingering fear, "Their movements were unexpectedly fast. Fortunately, we evacuated in time, otherwise we would not have been able to escape."

Chiemi Tanikawa was silent for a moment, then said softly, "I have a bad feeling about this. Gu Zhengqing's sudden exposure completely disrupted my plans. Time was too tight at the time, and I didn't ask Gu Zhengqing any questions. I killed him as soon as we met. My intuition tells me that someone is deliberately forcing him, forcing him to make a mistake, forcing him to come looking for me. I took the risk to sever my connection with him, but now it seems that the effect is not good. It has even exposed my whereabouts. I feel that our opponent this time will be very troublesome. We should lay low for a while. I will notify headquarters and find out about the opponent's situation from the side. Who is in charge of this operation?"

Matsuno Tomohiro looked at Tanikawa Chiemi with surprise. He had followed Tanikawa Chiemi for a long time and knew that although she was a woman, she was intelligent and decisive. She was always calm and composed in the face of important matters. He had never seen Tanikawa Chiemi react so nervously before.

Matsuno Tomohiro said, "I heard that our position as an inside agent in the Military Intelligence Bureau is not high. Headquarters has been asking us to develop and recruit senior agents of the Military Intelligence Bureau, but progress has been very slow. I don't know if we can find any useful information!"

Chiemi Tanikawa shook her head without speaking; she didn't know anything about this work line.

Matsuno Tomohiro said again, "Now that you've shown yourself, it's really too unsafe. For the time being, it's best to temporarily suspend all contact with the intelligence team and try to communicate by telegram as much as possible."

Chiemi Tanikawa smiled slightly and said, "Things aren't that serious yet. Chongqing has a complex terrain and a population of over a million. It wouldn't be easy for Chinese agents to find me, even if they were searching for a needle in a haystack. As long as I'm careful and change my appearance a little, there won't be any problems."

Matsuno Tomohiro nodded and didn't say anything more. He was just Tanikawa Chiemi's assistant, and everything was naturally subject to her will.

"This is today's newspaper!" He pushed the newspaper on the table in front of Chiemi Tanikawa.

Chiemi Tanikawa's intelligence team used newspapers published in Chongqing to transmit various signals, only the newspapers they chose varied.

Chiemi Tanikawa picked up the newspapers and carefully looked through them one by one: Fengdu Daily, Chaobao, Damingbao...Shudu Daily.

Soon, Chiemi Tanikawa's gaze was fixed on a page of the Shudu Daily that day, her expression turned serious, and her lips furrowed slightly. On it was an advertisement for Yuanze Trading Company.

Matsuno Tomohiro immediately noticed the abnormality, but he remained silent and waited quietly. After a long while, Tanikawa Chiemi finally put down the newspaper, her expression returning to normal.

Matsuno Tomohiro asked softly, "What happened?"

"The Hump Team is in trouble!"

Inside Yuanze Trading Company, the boss, Ji Anmin, was in his office, and the employees were all handling their work as usual.

Not far from the back entrance of the trading company, Ning Zhiheng, sitting in the back of a car and watching the commotion through the glass window, couldn't help but raise his hand to check the time. The hands of his wristwatch were pointing to exactly eleven o'clock.

Today's operation will soon reveal the outcome. Capturing Silver Fox is key to severely damaging the Japanese intelligence organization. Even with Ning Zhiheng's shrewdness, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

All the ambushers were on high alert, waiting for their prey to appear, just waiting for the chief's order!

But time passed slowly, 11:30, 12:00... Ning Zhiheng's patience was gradually wearing thin. As time went by, he became more and more uncertain. This situation was rare in his espionage career.

Over the years, he has always handled every situation with meticulous planning and confidence. Rarely has he felt uneasy and uncertain about what was about to happen, as he did this time.

At 1 p.m., Ning Zhiheng no longer hesitated. He immediately instructed Leng Qing, the action team leader beside him, "Notify Wei Yong to carry out the arrest immediately!"

At this point, Ning Zhiheng already knew that the plan to capture Silver Fox had failed. The reason for the failure was very obvious: the communication signal that Hou Xiangchen had given him was fake, or even just a warning signal. He had been made a fool of.